From Saturday, March 26 2011 To Sunday, March 27 2011 Every day
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26th Annual Goliad Massacre Re-enactment - The Crossroads of Texas Living History Assn. and the Presidio La Bahia (Fort of the Bay) National Historic Landmark in Goliad, TX, will reenact the occupation of the 290-year-old citadel by Col. James Fannin and the “massacre” of him and 341 of his men in and around the walled bastion on Saturday, March 26, and Sunday March 27.On Saturday, authentic period cannons will blast away and muskets will fire as the armies skirmish and battle on foot and on horseback. Noise, gritos (cries) and black powder smoke will fill the air. Re-enactors on both sides, dressed in period costumes, will answer questions in their respective encampments, as they spin yarns, sing authentic songs and work on their gear.Visitors also will have the opportunity to attend lectures in the 232-year-old Our Lady of Loreto Chapel, where debates on “massacre” versus “execution” will likely rise again, and to see a cavalry presentation in the nearby amphitheatre. From to , candlelight tours will be conducted through the barracks, the Mexican officers’ quarters and the impromptu “hospital” in the Chapel, where the wounded Texians are suffering. The visitors actually become part of the historic tableau, finally departing, knowing the fate of the Texians is only hours away.
